HB 1475 - AS INTRODUCED
2002 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1475
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of state-issued identification by law enforcement to enhance public safety.
SPONSORS: Rep. Guay, Coos 6; Rep. Graham, Hills 15; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3
This bill establishes a committee to study the use of state-issued identification by law enforcement to enhance public safety.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-2418
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of state-issued identification by law enforcement to enhance public safety.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the use of state-issued identification by law enforcement to enhance public safety.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study:
I. The feasibility of including additional identifying information in encrypted format on drivers' licenses and state-issued identification cards.
II. Methods for requiring persons who do not possess a driver's license to carry state-issued identification.
III. The feasibility of recalling and reissuing drivers' licenses for the purpose of adding additional identifying information.
IV. Any other issues relating to the use of state-issued identification by law enforcement to enhance public safety which the committee deems necessary.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.